A novel dual-locus genotyping approach reveals epidemiological characteristics of Balantioides coli in intensive pig farms
Suhui Hu, Weifeng Qian, Zhenzhen Liu, Qihao Zhang, Binghui Ding, Chaochao Lv, Min Zhang, Haiyan Wang, Wenchao Yan · 2026
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Suhui Hu and colleagues report a 2026 study of a gut parasite in pigs on large farms. The parasite is Balantioides coli, a one celled germ that can also infect people. Pigs are its main host in farm settings. The team built a new test that reads two genes at once to tell strains apart.
They checked more than twelve hundred pig stool samples from three farms. About eighty eight percent held the parasite, and rates neared one hundred percent by five to six months of age. Gene reads found three types and a new form not seen before. Some types clustered in one region, which hints that farm place and practice shape spread.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Suhui Hu, Weifeng Qian, Zhenzhen Liu, Qihao Zhang, Binghui Ding, Chaochao Lv, Min Zhang, Haiyan Wang, Wenchao Yan |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33504 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |